Oil and Gas
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck Registered Lobby on the issue Related to the Federal Trade Commission Scott SheffieldFormer CEO of Pioneer Natural Resources.
Regulators last month accused Sheffield of conspiring with the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to jack up prices, but the company said its actions “reflect a fundamental misunderstanding of U.S. and global oil markets and a misreading of the nature and intent of Mr. Sheffield’s actions.”
Will Moschella, a former Principal Deputy Attorney General and Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Legislative Division, will be in charge of the account.
Exxon Mobil Hired Empire Consulting Group To Lobby on the issue Related to oil, gas, the environment and taxation. The lobbyist for the account is Brandon Garrett, who served as policy director and political adviser to then-Vice President Joe Biden during President Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign.
Marathon Oil Hired FTI Government Relations To Lobby on the issue Relating to corporate taxes and energy. Mikeala Carter, a former member of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and House Agriculture Committee, will be in charge of this account.
Murphy Oil Corporation Hired Acorn Consulting To Lobby on the issue The account relates to onshore and offshore oil and gas production. Michael Henry, a veteran lobbyist and former staffer for the House Transportation and Energy and National Resources Committees, will be managing the account.
finance
Private Equity Firms Black Stone Hired Hogan Policy Advisor To Lobby on the issue The account will cover tax reform, financial services, energy policy and health care. J. Michael Hogan, who served on Capitol Hill as deputy chief of staff to former Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.), will be in charge of the account.
visa Hired Phronesis DC To Lobbying on financial services issuesCredit card companies are opposed to a bill sponsored by Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) that would require large financial institutions to offer at least two credit card payment processing networks, with one of the options being a network other than Visa and Mastercard, which currently control 80% of the credit card “swipe fee” market.
One of the lobbyists for the account is Brett Quick, former staff director for the Senate Banking Committee’s Subcommittee on National Security, International Trade, and Finance.
Tax
Phronesis DC Registered Tax policy lobbying And “freedom of speech is important.” Koch Government Relationsrepresents Koch Industries. Quick will be in charge of the account along with Brendan Dunn, a former policy adviser and counsel to Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.
communication
National Association of Broadcasters Hired Halo Solutions To Lobby on the issue Various bills related to television broadcasting have been introduced, including one that would require all vehicles to have AM radio. The Broadcasters Association supports legislation that would require automakers who want to phase out the century-old technology to include AM radio in all new cars. The lobbyist for the account is Steve Haro, former chief of staff to Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and former assistant secretary of commerce.
